One Shot

One of the worst parts about falling in love is that it sometimes doesn't work out. Looking back on failed relationships it can feel like you have experienced the worst behavior humanity has to offer. Designer Ron Edwards channeled that awfulness into It Was a Mutual Decision. A game about breaking up that suggests our worst selves might not be human at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a universe containing an infinite number of dimensions, anything is possible. Up to and including a podcast which crosses ONE SHOT and Hello from the Magic Tavern! Finding the Sears/Willis/Whatever Tower magically transported to Foon. The boys must discover the source of this anomaly and set things right. Or tragically murder so more goblins. All male cast InSpectres All female cast InSpectres ARNIE NIEKAMP Twitter ADAL RIFAI Twitter MATT YOUNG Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a universe containing an infinite number of dimensions, anything is possible. Up to and including a podcast which crosses ONE SHOT and Hello from the Magic Tavern! In Foon 16, a dimension which bears similarities to-- but is in no way related to-- Foon Prime, we find a familiar scene. A traveler from another world, a shape shifter, and a Wizard sharing a drink. However something is about to happen which will change their lives forever. ARNIE NIEKAMP Twitter ADAL RIFAI Twitter MATT YOUNG Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faced with the possibility of a new, unlicensed portal to hell opening up in Grant Park, our party must enlist all the help they can find. But who will they go to? Billy Zane? Who will stand in their way? John Malkovich? Both of those sound pretty plausible, right? Also what kind of mayor would want a portal to hell in the first place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago is notorious for dirty politics. What most people don't know is it is an even worse city for WIZARD POLITICS. Wesley the Wizard Alderman knows that all too well. There are far too many special interest groups, the vampires, the werewolves, and the dreaded teachers union. Alderman Wesley faces his greatest challenge yet as a lobbyist who wants to open a new portal to hell in Grant Park. Thankfully his friends, a precognitive private detective, and ghost who pirates movies are ready to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all the remember the hero who saved this land from certain destruction, but that is all they are, a memory. The hero only lives on through the descriptions we have from those who were closest to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week ONE SHOT is offering a double feature! First up Kat and James play Fool's Journey with the game's creator Cheyenne Wall-Grimes. For that you get three unique stories inspired by an arrangement of Tarot Cards. Next up, James talks with Tanya De Passe of the "I Need Diverse Games" hashtag. #INDG Together they try to clarify what folks mean when they ask for diversity and how that could have a positive impact on the gaming community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Williams and James Freetly finish a night of improv at The Annoyance, and begin their journey home. Will their sense of holiday charity cost them, and celebrated Hollywood actor John Malkovich, THEIR LIVES!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After desperately trying to slake your thirst on chlorinated water, blood, and bees the delirium of thirst has begun to set in. Your dummy companion begins to appear more attractive as you are only sure of two things: There is at least $500 in this park which will be YOURS. You have a great butt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your brother lost $500 in the most terrifyingly unsafe amusement park in the United States. Using only your wits, uncanny ability to horde, and exit rooms based on cardinal directions must get it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Escaping Brooklyn is a life threatening nightmare, but is it any safer trying to cut through the heart of the city? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a sunny saturday in Brooklyn 1953. The local public school is holding a bake sale to raise funds for extra supplies. Everyone is pitching in! Teachers, students, parents... AND THE LIVING DEAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battle for the mirror turns violent as ninja take their quiet shadow feud into the streets. Blood will be shed. Secrets will be revealed. The cool parts of the game that the audience was missing will be explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things start to heat up as our ninja have moved past the information gathering stage and the quest for the black mirror breaks out into the first conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maxwell Akiyam of the Hasuba Ninja army steals a sacred mirror in order to use its power to perform a dark ritual. However this attracts the attention of Karin Shamone of the Oni clan, Floyd Charbanaux of the Kurama Shin, and a mysterious young woman named Yata Kagami, who all seem to have designs of their own for the powerful artifact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The opening night of Loosey Goosey Presents: The Any Fischer Story an improvised trial of the century goes horribly wrong as James D'Amato is kidnapped by a horrible monster during the opening. It is up to his girlfriend, little sister, and scene partner to discover their superpowers, rescue James, and save the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The officers of The Golden Corral are locked in a desperate battle for their lives and cool guns, with an enemy they cannot see: the Eldar Warp Spiders. Also a sense of dread begins to settle in. Though the Eldar are formidable opponents, it is clear they are not responsible for all the damage to this colony ship. Something deeply sinister lurks in the heart of this ship's warp core. Something that is perhaps even more powerful even than Captain Shnitzel's arrogance. LIVE EVENTS Night of 10,000 Nights Metatopia November 5-8 Acadecon November 13-15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew of the Golden Corral continues to investigate the mystery of the derelict colony ship. It is clear there is violence in the history of this ill fated vessel, and wealth hidden away in its abandoned halls. However Captain Vienna Schnitzel and his crew are still ignorant of the lingering danger. Lucky for the Golden Corral, ignorance is their greatest asset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40,000 years after the start of common era (which also happens to coincide with certain religious events) and several hundred million years before the events of Numenera, the galaxy is torn by war. Humanity is lead by an immortal god king kept living by eating 1,000 psychics a day. The universe is full of hostile alien life, strife, and cultural stagnation. Thorough out man's corrupt imperium perhaps there is no group more wicked, more callously focused on personal gain, than the crew of The Golden Corral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our party has battled their way just outside the door of the treasure room where they lost their dear friend Archibald only a few days ago. Facing the death of a friend would be difficult for anyone, but that's just the beginning for our party. Kondor has fallen for Sprige, who slept with Inkwell, who is jealous of them both! Will they be able sort our their emotions and drive off the demons in order to save their town!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faced with potentially being responsible for demons entering the material plane, our party has elected to return to the dungeon temple that took the life of their companion Archibald. Equipped with horse, bicycle, and God Hog our heroes ride out to face their destiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A group of four rag tag heroes take a job acting on behalf of what they believe to be the church of the Golden Wyrm. Stuck alone in the dark depths they awaken something truly terrible. As a result they are confronted with a​​n opponent more terrible than they have ever faced before: grief. Can they over come their loss to once again seal the horrors they have unleashed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E.S.P.Insight arrives at an all but abandoned five star resort in Costa Rica. The owner Howard Mandel appears to be keeping more than a few secrets, and the walls of the hotel appear to be housing more than a few ghosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From haunted luxury cruse liners, to possessed spas, or even bewitched designer retail outlets the crew of E.S.P.Insight is ready for any kind of spiritual disturbance. Finally their adventures will be reaching a prime time audience, but is the world ready for them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A day at the multi-chromatic hot-spring has been ruined by horrible bug larva. That can only mean one thing NUMENERA! Will our heroes be able to survive this metamorphosis can the remember to complete their bargain with the brain witch? How many more times will they Shout Numenera? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After discovering the young girl riding a giant centipede was a beale plagued by voices, our heroes elected to see her to the many colored hearing springs in the valley. Will they be able to help this child struggling with her powers? Are the watchers friend or foe? Why is it so much fun to shout Numenera? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darcy Ross does a fantastic job of summarizing the Numenera setting in less than five minutes. If you are thinking about checking out Numenera this is worth a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An odd band of travelers are on a journey to investigate the mysteries of the Ninth World. They find themselves just past the mountains that separate The Steadfast from the largely uncivilized western part of the Numenera super-continent. Now on the wandering walk our heroes must attempt to understand the wonders they behold.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The election looms as Ned and Flyvaw step up their rivalry. Can Jack crow really overcome his reputation as a petty prankster to win over the rest of the student body? Will helping him do that really win his affection? What does his butt even look like!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Crow wants to be president of his American magic boarding school. He is a mysterious dreamboat rumored to have a perfect butt. He is also a slacker troublemaker who is not well liked by the faculty. Getting him anywhere but detention is going to be an uphill battle. Thankfully He has attracted the eye of Ned Godkiller and Flyvaw Crankyshanks. Both boys want him to notice them, and they'll do anything to make that happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James invites Jess Fink and Eric Colossal to get romantic with Emily Care Boss's Shooting the Moon. In this episode the three build an American magical boarding school full of wonder, whimsy, and raw hormonal lust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four people have one hour to find $2 Million and kill each other or die trying. I hope these damn fools kill each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has come. Julie has to pick Cassandra up from the airport, and Alex must sing to save the rec center! Only one thing stands in their way: The debilitating pain of migraines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The struggle continues as Alex and Julie have to attend important events at the end of their next week. Julie is preparing for a visit from Cassandra and Alex has to save a Rec center! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two women try to live their lives despite suffering chronic pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The scouts have been ambushed by a Yoma who knows Sailor Moon's secret identity. To make matters worse, Amy and Rei are nowhere to be found! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT's the 100th episode of ONE SHOT! To celebrate Kat and James are joined by their friends Chris Sims and Jordan D. White from the Sailor Business podcast to play the 1999 officially licensed Sailor Moon RPG. Usagi Tsukino and her friends must protect the world from the dark forces of the Negaverse. However, the also have all the responsibilities of regular school students. When a huge district wide assembly is called all of the scouts must attend. Even though it appears something strange is going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three hapless improvisers are cast in the latest Transformers film. They soon discover what they thought was going to be their big break is a nightmare they might never escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and her companions finally made it into the Fearie- capital of Gorbar and home of the mysterious Parliament. However, Miss Artie has been arrested and Dak's snake bite has finally caught up with him. Lindsay must now work alone to save her friends and find her sister! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dianne and her giant friend Dak are on their way to the Parliament of Birds to find Dianne's sister. One their way they happen upon the curious Birdtown- a place of many rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The only obstacle that remains between our heroes and a new pair of hands is the dreaded Lord Amirillia. Despite possibly being misinformed about their target the party charges forward against the powerful fey lord. Is their will strong enough to overcome his magic? Or can the might of Amerillia best even the bonds of friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young girl is living with teen angst while bouncing from foster home to foster home. When her foster sister runs away from home she must enter a magical world and face its strange denizens to win back her young sister and learn how to deal with her new life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our cheerful band finally enter the deeper parts of the feast hall. As they grow closer to their target Amirillia also grows closer to them. They shall finally witness the extent of his grim work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though it seems our brave samurai may never hve the information they need to find the truth about the damming of the river tensions rage on. The Spiders refuse to bend and are intent on keeping their new land. The Crabs have kidnapped and beaten two spiders within an inch of their lives. To make matters worse the diamyo of the Crab has enlisted Mirimoto Kumo as a second in waht seems an inevitable duel Diagotzu Jin. Time is running out and a war rages just beneath the surface of civility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our band of heroes enters another world as the step into the feast hall. The hall is full of many dangers Amariliia has agents around every corner. They must be careful and clever if they wish to survive let alone restore their friend's hands and save their village. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victory over the Oni and investigation of the secret it was guarding has only raised more questions. No matter how our heroes decide to rule it seems war is inevitable. Our group of Samurai face off with a dangerous and terrible Oni. Its presence answers some questions yet raises many more. Life and honor are threatened at every turn in this investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free from their captors our heroes must find a way to restore their friend's hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our group of Samurai face off with a dangerous and terrible Oni. Its presence answers some questions yet raises many more. Life and honor are threatened at every turn in this investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After centuries of silence the Fomoire have returned to Tir Yadrail to visit bloody punishment on the humans and elves who live there. A rag tag collection of adventurers charged to guard their village now lies at the mercy of these viscous raiders. If they are brave and they are strong their lives and their village my yet be spared.3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of the great war Rokugon is enjoying a fragile peace between the clans. It may be short lived as strife is building on the border of the Crab and Spider. Their lands are separated by a great river which has just shifted its path. Now the Spiders claim their territory has grown and the Crab insist the land belongs to them regardless of the river's whim. The Empress has sent a representative from the dragon clan to act as a mediator and resolve the issue without bloodshed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices